Hosker Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hosker Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Hosker or Hoscar (Lancs), prob. for Horscar = the Horse- Moss [Old Norse hors + kiarr]

Hosker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6811:81,8189,053
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Canada891:413,99536,402
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2921:83,4778,866
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Hösker (33) are calculated separately.

Hosker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Hosker or Hoscar (Lancs), prob. for Horscar = the Horse- Moss [Old Norse hors + kiarr]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hosker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hosker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hosker is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hösker. For other possible spellings of Hosker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hosker is the 343,320th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,823,545 people. Hosker is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Hosker live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 81,818. In England Hosker is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 17 percent are found, Merseyside, where 10 percent are found and Cheshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Hosker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hosker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hosker last name grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hosker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hosker last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hosker earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $47,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hösker9433/
Housker9287/
Hoesker9269/
Hoskere9246/
Hoskeer9233/
Osker9173/
Khoshker8617/
Choskier860/
Hasker83927/
Hesker83272/
Gosker83168/
Husker8376/
Oesker8361/
Hüsker8324/
Oscker838/
Oskere831/
Ahsker831/
Häsker831/
Uosker830/
Khoshkear8036/
Hoscher77205/
Hausker7779/
Hascker7715/
Heskier7714/
Chasker775/
Haesker773/
Hassker772/
Haskerd771/
Hashker771/
Huisker770/
Haskeir770/
Chusker770/
Khoshkhehr7531/
Asker7325,148/
Esker731,272/
Ozker7321/
Usker7310/
Ösker732/
Oskre731/
Haschker71110/
Oskerova7112/
Hashkher7111/
Hoischer715/
Haszkier712/
Khoshkir711/
Houscher711/
Hasckert711/
Ashker671,080/
Askeur67674/
Eskier67138/
Uskert67124/
Gasker67113/
Oscher6782/
Ausker6736/
Askeir6729/
Assker6727/
Askier6718/
Ouskir679/
Askert678/
Oskjær676/
Escker676/
Askere676/
Essker674/
Ascker674/
Askher674/
Haskir672/
Oškert672/
Uisker671/
Askerp671/
Khoshkhir671/
Jusker671/
Otskir671/
Oskreh671/
Oxåker671/
Aesker670/
Houscherr670/
Eusker670/
Gusker670/

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